NKE vs GOLF vs SHOO Stock Comparison

Nike, Acushnet Holdings and Steven Madden Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NKE NIKE, Inc.
$38.48 +13.5% 1M -38.6% 1Y
Market cap
$59.94B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GOLF Acushnet Holdings Corp.
$87.36 +4.3% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.17B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
0.01%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
SHOO Steven Madden, Ltd.
$44.03 -4.2% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.33B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nike leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nike 4, Steven Madden 4, Acushnet Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNKEGOLFSHOOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.94B $5.17B $3.33B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 23.5x 23.3x NKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.5x 22.3x 21.6x SHOO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +8.8% +18.2% SHOO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.7% 8.1% 5.2% GOLF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 14.4% 13.5% GOLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 2.1x 0.1x NKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.01% 0.00% NKE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.6% +14.4% +34.2% SHOO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.2%/yr +9.6%/yr -2.4%/yr GOLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 30.5% 41.4% GOLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 54/100 58/100 SHOO

Percentile Scorecard

NKEGOLFSHOO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNKEGOLFSHOO
Valuation 30 #33 of 47 30 #24 of 34 37 #30 of 47
Growth 11 #40 of 45 61 #13 of 32 64 #17 of 45
Profitability 49 #23 of 44 84 #6 of 32 67 #15 of 44
Financial Health 61 #21 of 52 38 #21 of 33 78 #12 of 52
Shareholder Returns 57 #16 of 36 56 #9 of 19 43 #21 of 36
Overall 42 54 58
  • NKE ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GOLF ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • SHOO ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNKEGOLFSHOOSPY
1 month +13.5%+4.3%-4.2% -2.0%
3 months -7.3%-14.4%-9.9% -2.2%
6 months -10.6%-6.9%+16.8% +4.2%
Year to date -39.6%+9.4%+5.7% +10.6%
1 year -38.6%+14.4%+34.2% +10.4%
3 years -64.1%+58.3%+26.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year -28.9%+16.5%+8.3% +20.2%
5 years -78.1%+58.4%-11.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year -26.2%+9.6%-2.4% +10.1%
10 years -22.6%+405.0%+86.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year -2.5%+17.6%+6.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNKEGOLFSHOOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%30.5%41.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.6%30.3%38.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.551.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.050.470.83 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-34.2%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.2%-26.3%-10.3% -3.2%
52-week high $67.78$118.53$49.07 $779.14
52-week low $33.90$75.29$31.37 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNKEGOLFSHOO
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 16.3x 23.7xmedian 18.7x 21.9xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.8x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 11.2x 14.1xmedian 9.6x 13.3xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 11.3x 27.8xmedian 11.9x 14.4xmedian 11.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 1.5x 3.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.32median 0.55 5.10median 1.24 -6.66median 0.55

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNKEGOLFSHOO
Revenue $45.89B $2.71B $2.74B
Gross profit $19.77B $1.33B $1.26B
Operating income $3.76B $371.75M $205.59M
Net income $3.09B $220.35M $146.04M
Free cash flow $2.11B $183.74M $224.27M
R&D – $78.67M –
EPS (diluted) $2.08 $3.67 $1.99
Cash & equivalents $6.90B $67.94M $94.74M
Total debt $7.89B $960.07M $124.83M
Shares (diluted) 1.48B 59.93M 72.16M
Enterprise value $26.15B $4.91B $2.94B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNKEGOLFSHOO
P/E 18.5x 23.7x 21.9x
P/FCF 27.1x 27.8x 14.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x 18.9x 12.2x
P/S 1.2x 1.9x 1.2x
P/B 3.8x 5.5x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 12.2x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 14.1x 13.3x
EV/EBIT 15.1x 16.1x 15.8x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.2x 1.2x
EV/FCF 26.9x 32.6x 14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x 22.2x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.32 5.10 -6.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNKEGOLFSHOO
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 8.8% 18.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 4.4% 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 10.6% 33.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 5.8% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 23.4% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 5.2% -0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% -4.2% 50.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -15.1% -0.4% -4.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% -3.8% 54.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.0% 4.7% -3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -21.1% 54.8% 73.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.9% 23.8% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 89.5% 90.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.1% 35.2% -8.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNKEGOLFSHOO
Gross margin 43.1% 49.1% 46.1%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 15.7% 8.9%
Operating margin 8.2% 13.7% 7.5%
Pretax margin 8.5% 10.9% 7.0%
Net margin 6.7% 8.1% 5.2%
FCF margin 4.6% 6.8% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin 6.1% 10.0% 9.6%
Return on equity 20.6% 25.1% 15.2%
Return on assets 8.1% 8.5% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 14.4% 13.5%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 17.8% 14.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNKEGOLFSHOO
Debt / assets 20.9% 37.3% 6.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 2.1x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 5.2x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 59.7% 64.1% 47.1%
Equity / assets 40.3% 35.9% 52.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.1x 2.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.45 3.90 5.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNKEGOLFSHOO
Dividend yield 4.3% 1.2% 1.9%
Net buyback yield -0.4% 2.2% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 3.4% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 78.4% 26.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 115.2% 31.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.0% 6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 3.4% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNKEGOLFSHOO
Forward P/E 31.5xFY2026 22.3xFY2026 21.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $2.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -41.9%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +2.0% +38.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.47BFY2026 $2.60BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +10.4% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNKEGOLFSHOO
Held by institutions 64.8% 53.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,738 340 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -0.7% -2.2%
Institutions buying 798 150 182
Institutions selling 757 130 80
Buyers to sellers 1.05 1.15 2.28

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NKEGOLFSHOO
NKE 1.00 0.23 0.27
GOLF 0.23 1.00 0.25
SHOO 0.27 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NKE, GOLF and SHOO?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nike (NKE) $59.94B, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) $5.17B, Steven Madden (SHOO) $3.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, NKE, GOLF and SHOO?

Nike (NKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nike (NKE) 19.4x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 23.5x, Steven Madden (SHOO) 23.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Steven Madden (SHOO) is cheapest (Nike (NKE) 31.5x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 22.3x, Steven Madden (SHOO) 21.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Steven Madden (SHOO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nike (NKE) -1.2%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.8%, Steven Madden (SHOO) +18.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has the highest net margin (Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 8.1%, Steven Madden (SHOO) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) leads (Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 14.4%, Steven Madden (SHOO) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steven Madden (SHOO) returned the most: Nike (NKE) -38.6%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +14.4%, Steven Madden (SHOO) +34.2%. Over five years, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) compounded fastest (Nike (NKE) -26.2%/yr, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +9.6%/yr, Steven Madden (SHOO) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nike (NKE) has the highest dividend yield: Nike (NKE) 0.04%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 0.01%, Steven Madden (SHOO) 0.00%. Steven Madden (SHOO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has been the steadiest (Nike (NKE) 36.6%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 30.5%, Steven Madden (SHOO) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NKE, GOLF and SHOO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nike (NKE) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.